By NEALE HARVEY
Return: Mako Vunipola
INFLUENTIAL lock Maro Itoje misses out as Saracens seek back-toback wins over Cardiff that will put them on the cusp of the quarter-finals.
Itoje chipped a patella on England duty and will be missing for a number of weeks as the Men in Black enter a crucial stage of their campaign.
However, unbeaten in 14 games and with Champions Cup victories over group rivals Glasgow and Lyon banked, Mark McCall’s men – winners in 2016 and 2017 – remain hell-bent on reclaiming their European crown from Irish cracks Leinster.
Centre Nick Tompkins...